WORKERS FIRST LLC
Chemically reactive material additive for PPE that neutralizes hazardous acids on contact through solvent-less reactive extrusion
- Sector
- Materials
- Headquarters
- PITTSBURGH, PA
- Founded
- 2022
- Latest Form D
- $125K, Apr 2024
- Total capital
- $381K
- Federal grants
- $256K
- 1 award · 2021
- Rank in peer group#30 of 123
- Private capital raised
- $125K
- 1 Form D · last Apr 2024
- 31 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 3
- 11 pending · first 2021
- Rank in peer group#13 of 123
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$125K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Designer polyamide for acid neutralizing personal protective equipment$256K
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Federal first
32months
from WORKERS FIRST LLC’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Aug 2021
- NSF · $256K
- First Form D · Apr 2024
- $125K · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 1 award
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Standing among 123 peers
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- Federal grants#30 · top 24%
- Granted patents#13 · top 11%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Matthew BorowiakResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $256K in grants as PI
- Courtney T. ZydronExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Frank Brian Clare Jr.DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Harmony T. MaddenExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Heather Brian BurchfieldExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Kim Brian CampbellExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
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- Robert J. KrauseExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 3 granted of 14- PendingProtective Nylon FabricsUSPTOApplication 19269276
- PendingPolymer Materials Functionalized With Basic SaltsUSPTOApplication 18428493
- GrantedMethod Of Making An Acid Neutralizing Polymer Through Reactive CompoundingUSPTOUS 12,024,593
Show all 14 patent records
- Protective Nylon FabricsMar 19, 2026 · Application 19269276Pending
- Polymer Materials Functionalized With Basic SaltsAug 1, 2024 · Application 18428493Pending
- Method Of Making An Acid Neutralizing Polymer Through Reactive CompoundingJul 2, 2024 · US 12,024,593Granted
- Method Of Making An Acid Neutralizing Polymer Through Reactive CompoundingJun 6, 2024 · Application 18447705Pending
- Acid Neutralizing Polymer PowderApr 9, 2024 · US 11,952,463Granted
- Acid Neutralizing Polymer Materal And Method Of Making SameAug 3, 2021 · US 11,078,331Granted
- Method Of Making An Acid Neutralizing Polymer Through Reactive CompoundingApplication PCTUS2023072005Pending
- Polymer Materials Functionalized With Basic SaltsApplication 63482666Pending
- Method Of Making An Acid Neutralizing Polymer Through Reactive CompoundingApplication 63397462Pending
- Method Of Making An Acid Neutralizing Polymer Through Reactive CompoundingApplication PCTUS2022019965Pending
- Polymer Materials Functionalized With Basic SaltsApplication PCTUS2024013775Pending
- Amine Modified Nylon FabricApplication 63696142Pending
- Method Of Making An Acid Neutralizing Polymer Through Reactive ExtrusionApplication 63160291Pending
- Protective Nylon FabricsApplication 63739845Pending
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Regulatory activity · Materials
- Eliminating Regulations Establishing Fellowships in Laboratory Standardization and Testing for Foreign CitizensNational Institute of Standards and Technology
- Eliminating Obsolete Marking Requirements for Toy, Look-Alike, and Imitation FirearmsNational Institute of Standards and Technology
- Eliminating Obsolete Regulations Related to the Advanced Technology Program and the Technology Innovation ProgramNational Institute of Standards and Technology
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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Data freshness
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